Ticket holder



Patented Mar. 25, 1930 MURDOGK MAGDONALI), OF CIJEVEI'LAIND; OHIO ciziiiiieiiiiiiii Application fil'd I111? 27, 19W. Ser'iil 2083732..

The present ifivefiti'ii, l elatiffg as indicated to ticket holders; ispz'iti'cultrly' directedto a holder foriise at ticket stations for theconvenient retention of it pador series of loose" lez'tf tickets, fromwhich the tickets may be torn oif at various lengths for variousdistances zincl rates of fare, and iii which also the stubs may beconveniently retainedin such a position that they do not inconvenieilcethe further use in handling of the unsold tickets in the path V v To theaccomplishment of the foregoing and relatec'l ends, said invention,then, consists of the" means heteintftef ftilly deseribed and'pai-ticti-latrly pointed out the claims; the eiineXe'cl drawing and thefollowing" cle scription setting forth iii letail certaiiiinechanisliiembodying the invention,- such dis-V closeclinealiis constituting,-however, but one of i eti'ioiis mechanical forms in which the principleof the invention may be used Fig. I is at side elev'etioh of improvedticket holcler; Fig. 2 is ,e plaii view (if the same; Fig. 3 is atcentral longitiiii-nzi-l section and Fig. 4 is plain View of the ofgtlietickets and it portion of the sttib from which it hes been sepafeted.

Referrihg'nowto Fig. 1, there is showii open u shepecl ffz'ime 1 comrising spaced upwardly extending arms 2 and 3; rhioh which is supporteda padrcarrying platee, which is slightly archedfzis indicated iii Fig;

1, for a purpose to be presently described.

At one eiid of the holder there, is mounted a bracket 6 provided "withopenings thereifi through which slidablyextentl inV erteClU- shapediifires 7,- on the lower eiids oioiie leg of which is carried a Weightedblock, while the other legs eXtend throughjsiiitable openings in theplate 4 and slide Vertically in the i'e'cess 9 formed the frame. 7 V vMoiintecl on the plate 4 are a series of tickets 11 proifide'cl withsuitable openings; to permit them to be passed over the shorter arms 12of the members 7., which the-h hold these tickets in the positionshov'vh'in Fig. 2 on top of the holder. Therrweight 8 draws the members7 downwardly; retaining the in the ehd meinber 2 of' tickets in thedesired position until these e'lements' are lifted, either to permit thestubs to he slipped off or it new iiai'cl- 01' series of tickets to beplacedih position; v

Resting top of the paid, (if tikeiis is an open rectang lar inemb'ei 15consisting of a top plz'tte' which rests directly" upon the tickets, endlates 16'W'hiCh extend, down- WELIClly oneither sicle of the ticketsaiil the plate 4,- andthe weighted bottom member 18' connecting theplates 16.; Slidably indented beneath an extension l9 o'ii the top ofthe plate 'l 3 is' a pointer 20, which may be enveni'ently movedby-i'neens of a Britten orheiid'l'eQL Whi-Ie'the forward edge 22 of theplate 15 is beveled Stir-id coi stlitutee a tearin off edg'e againstwhich the tickets may be severed frei'iithe stubs. o

A sa ple ticket is'sh'o'wfi in Fi 4, this ticket beingprovided witheehiiiiiis; 25, 26 and 27, the'fifst coliir'nh'ceirying' list ofSt'fitiOTlS or steps in theiipioper order,- :ihd also the rates ef farefor the distance between the sta'tich of is'she vii -d; flie-shitieiitewhich the tic'lzeti-s sole. In the seated celiiiiin 26 t5 the sztrnelist of stetien's 'pehi, but in this column they zippe'ar o'n'e' linehigher than in the precec iing column; thus the teiiin of Kent appearson the teiirth lin'e etthe'firet eolumn mid the third line {of thesecehd eol'uihh. r In the co'luinn27 epp'etfthe' rates of fare from thestatioii of issue to the respective stations immed in the column 26.When a ticket is torn off it the poiht inclicated in Fig. 4f'the ticketwill Show at the tdfnwfi edge the 'Smtion towhich it is sold, and therateof' fare; Theme-named station in the cohiini 26 of the ticket is thestation to which it will permit a passenger to ride and. the rate offare will be indicated in oneof the columns 27, '29

01130. Y In casethe ticket is a full fare'ticket, a notch 28 will beformed in the column 2?; i qhereag it it is a helf-fa-reticket; or anexcursion ticket that fact will beindicztted by e 9.51 similar notchformed in the col-iimn 29 or the column 30, respectively,. suchlast-named column being marked on thefistub as haltfare excursion, resectively; These fitjtchf Of'cdflf'e fh'flfidby the pointer 139 20, whichmay be shifted to the desired column before the ticket is severed.

The ticket thus presents the station which is most distant from thestation of issue at the severed edge and the passenger cannot, by againsevering the ticket, make the ticket call for any station moredistantthan the one for which it was purchased. The stub shows in thecolumn 25 the station for which the balance of the ticket was issuedanda'lso the rate of fare, thus making it extremely convenient for theauditor to check the tickets against the stubs and to determine thetotal amount of money received by the ticket seller for the ticketssevered from the stubs which are retained.

The member 15 may conveniently and quickly be moved along the uppersurface of the pad of tickets until the tearing-off edge 22 is oppositethe desired place on the ticket for severing, while the pointer 20 canalso be easily adjusted transversely of the member 15 for notching theproper one of the columns 27, 29 and 30. By arching the supporting plate4 the stub of each ticket as severed vis caused to fly upward slightlyas soon as the member 15 is moved from off the end of the same, the stubmoving into the positionindicated at 35 in Fig. 1, from which positionit can conveniently be turned over the member 7 into the positionindicated at 36 insFig. 1, the stubs then'resting on the shelf 38 formedon the bracket 6. l/Vhenever all of the tickets from the pad or seriesare used the stubs may be conveniently removed by lifting the member 7and sliding the stubs around these members and off from the free shortends which are then above the plate 4, after which a new series oftickets may be slipped over these ends and locked into position bydropping the member 7 into the position shown in Fig. 3.

. The present holder is notonly very simple in its construction, but isextremely simple and convenient to use and preserves all 'of the stubsfor subsequent checking, as well as providing a quick means, of issuanceof tickets to various points. Furthermore, the tickets are of such aform that itis impossible to raise the ticket by mutilating it, as anymultilation reduces the value of the ticket and the distance for whichit is valid.

Other modes of applying the principle of my inventionmay be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanismherein disclosed, provided the means stated byany of the followingclaims orthe equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as myinvention 1. In a ticketholder, the combination of an open rectangularframe, means for removably retaining a series of tickets on the topofsai'd frame, and a second open rectangular member embracing saidtickets and the top of said frame, said second member being movablealong said tickets and serving as an edge against which the uppermostticket may be severed.

2. In a ticket holder, the combination of an open rectangular frame,means for removably retaining a series of tickets on the top of saidframe, means movably engaging against the uppermost of said series oftickets and provided with a severing edge, and means' on said last-namedmeans and adjustable with respect thereto for notching the severedticket at a predetermined point.

3. In a ticket holder, the combination of an open rectangular frame,means for removably retaining aseries'of tickets on the top of saidframe, a second open rectangular memberembracing said tickets and thetop of said frame, said second member being movable along said ticketsand being provided with a severing edge against which the uppermostticket may be severed, and means adjustable on said second rectangularmember, said means including an element adapted to notch a severedticket at a predetermined point.

4. In a ticket holder, the combination ofa frame provided with a convexupper surface, means for removably retaining a series of tickets on saidconvex surface, and a second open rectangular member embracing saidtickets and the top of said frame, said second member being adapted tomaintain said tickets against said frame and being movable along saidtickets to serve as a severing edge against which the uppermost ticketmay be severed. V

5. In a ticket holder, the combination of an elongated frame providedwith longitudinally convex uppersurface, means for removably retaining aseries of tickets on said convex surface, said means including aninverted U-shaped member movably supported in said frame and extendingthrough appropriate registered openings in said series of tickets, saidmember being also adapted to retain the stubs of severed tickets.

6. In a ticket holder, the combination of an open rectangular frameprovided with a convex upper surfacermeans for removably retaininga'series of ticketson said surface, said means including a memberembracing said tickets and theupper portionof said frame, and othermeans including a weighted inverted U-shaped element movably mounted insaid frame, one of the'arms of said element being engaged in said frameand passing "through; appropriate registered openings in said tickets,and the other arm of said member being provided with a weight to retainsaid member in ticket-retaining position and being adaptedto retainthestubs of severed tickets. V

Signed by me this 19th day of J uly, 1927 1 Mun'nocK MACDONALD.

